The Moat at Night

Her Majesty, Queen of Thailand

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March 13th 2006
After last nights foot massage at the Night Market we were strolling homeward when we found ourselves in a thick crowd which included many police and dark-clad security guys talking into their sleeves. Turns out that our preambulation and the Queen of Thailand's limousine were on a collision course. I have never seen with my own eyes a Queen of anywhere, so I told Dan, we were staying put until ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more